Community News News of the Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774

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1 The Jewish Community News News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 UJC Annual Meeting Monday, June 16, :00 PM Honor Out-Going President Dr. Guy Levy and members of e 2012/2014 Board of Directors. Presentations Theodore H. and Eser Beskin Scholarship Greenspon Young Leadership Award Distinguished Service Award Community Service Award Woman of Valor Award Installation of Neal Rosenbaum as President and e Officers and Board of Directors Dessert Reception

2 2 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 President s Message... A Note of Appreciation Dr. Guy Levy As summer arrives on our United Jewish Community of e Virginia Peninsula campus, e excitement is building for anoer season of our Jewish day camp and oer summer activities. Many studies have demonstrated one of e greatest meods to grow a new generation of Jews is rough Jewish camping. Our camp, like our Jewish preschool is fully accredited. Also like our preschool, e wonderful Carmela Malkin Kuhn (UJCVP Education Director) makes it all happen wi her energetic and talented team, including Assistant Camp Director Naioki Achong Wood. This is my last contribution to e President s column, and in is space I wish to share my deep appreciation to e outstanding UJCVP professional staff. Thacker, Jessi Malkin, Karen Bean, Jillian Miller, Naioki Achong Wood, Maya Yartsev, Lacy Brambelt, Svetlana Asryan and Emily Johnston. We have outstanding representation from Jewish Family Services wi Libby Batten. Finally, e opportunity to work wi an Executive Director like Bob Bob e Builder Kessler has been a truly incredible experience, which I will always cherish. On behalf of e Board of Directors of e UJCVP, ank you for your continued support as we welcome our new President Neal Rosenbaum and our new Executive Director Steven Wendell. Linda Molin postponed her anticipated retirement for at least two years in order to help guide and facilitate my tenure as president. Linda has a deep love for our Jewish community and is not only a very capable administrator, but her encyclopedic knowledge of our community is a huge asset. Nellie Quesnel, our fiscal officer has brought budget discipline and organization to our community at is second to none, and has accomplished is wi an easy and reassuring manner. Our tremendous trio of Carmela Malkin Kuhn, Sarah Barnett and Leslie Needham togeer are a force of nature, maintaining an amazing array of professionally managed activities and events, always wi a sprinkle of good natured fun and pranks. Jenn Meyers is of great benefit to many of our Jewish education activities. Linda Knapp efficiently runs our front office and is e steady and kind voice I hear almost every time I call e UJC. Rob Blarr, our maintenance supervisor, along wi his team of Dennitte Davis and David Jenkins, can set up, break down, build, fix and oerwise solve any issue wiout delay. We have a wonderful Hebrew School staff of Jessi Malkin and Dana Needham. Our amazing and loving Preschool teachers include: Gavrielle Bargash, Heaer The offices and preschool of e United Jewish Community will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday, June 4 & 5 to celebrate Shavuot. and will reopen on Friday, June 6. Shavuot, e feast of weeks, is celebrated seven weeks after e second Passover seder. Alough Shavuot began as an ancient grain harvest festival, e holiday has been identified since biblical times wi e giving of e Torah on Mount Sinai.

3 3 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Executive Director's Message A FOND FAREWELL BUT NOT GOODBYE!!! Dear Friends, It has been an incredible eight year journey as e executive director of e UJCVP. I can't believe how fast e time has gone. YOU have given me a wonderful gift by allowing me to serve is community. YOU have given me permission to take is community to a new level. YOU have encouraged me to create and develop new programs as well as build and renovate e physical plant. All of is could not have happened wiout a committed board of directors, community leadership and a very talented and supportive staff. It is easy just to say ank you, but I truly can not find e right words to express how totally grateful I am to is community. I ank you for e trust and confidence you have had in me, and for all e memories you have made possible for me over ese last eight years. I would like to ank e four presidents I have worked wi, Jim Segal, Kenny Murov, Scott Stein, Guy Levy and eir respective executive committees and boards for eir leadership. Wiout your support noing would or could have been accomplished. We have moved forward in an incredibly short period of time. I am sure ere is more to come in e very near future. Thanks to all who have participated in our special projects, endowment and campaigns. You have been e fuel of e community's engine. And finally, anks to my staff, a dedicated, talented and creative group. I have had e privilege to work wi em ese past eight years: Linda Molin, Carmela Malkin Kuhn, Nellie Quesnel, Leslie Needham, Sarah Barnett, Jennifer Meyers, Linda Knapp, Dennitte Davis, Rob Blarr, David Jenkins, and Libby Batten. I also would like to ank all e very talented preschool teachers who take care of our most precious gifts-our children Karen Bean, Jillian Miller, Jessi Malkin, Gavrielle Bargash, Heaer Thacker, Naioki Wood, Maya Yartsev, Linda Thompkins; Infant/Toddler Center: Lacy Brambelt, Emily Hohnston, Svetlana Asyran. And a very special ank you to Hy Dress, who has fed all of us over e years. And as we continue to move forward, I would like to congratulate Neal Rosenbaum on becoming e new president of e UJCVP. The organization is in e hands of one of e most committed and dedicated Jewish leaders and I am sure he and his new board will take our community to a new level. And to my wife, Meryl, anks for being ere so many times when I needed an ear to listen to my crazy ideas, and for your being my sounding board and encouraging me to move ahead to do what I felt was e right ing for is incredible community. The Journey Continues, as does building TheTapestry of our Community. So e next chapter for me begins in September Watch and listen for details!!!!!! Robert H. Kessler

4 4 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Our Thanks to e Board of Directors For Their Dedicated Service to e Community. Exec utive Com m ittee President... Dr. Guy Levy President Elect Neal Rosenbaum VP Finance... Alex Stern VP JCC Affairs... Judie Kavit VP Education Dr. Mike Eisenberg Treasurer...Will David Secretary... Dr. Be Scharlop Campaign Council Kenny Murov Immediate Past President Scott Stein Directors at Large Dr. Sherri Becker Yan Byalik Kelli Caplan Jenny David Marty David Wendy Eisner Dr. Corrine Hoffman Melissa Kashy Mara Katz-Hyman Dr. Geoffrey Kostiner Michael Levine Dr. Steven Marks Barbara Rosenbaum David Rottman Ru Sacks Jody Sarfan Helaine Shinske Lindsay Silverman Appointed Members of e Board of Directors Community Relations Council Chairman, Richard Gordon Endowment Fund Chairman, Libby David Ada Jeshurun Synagogue, Chris Kuhn Rodef Sholom Temple, Josh David Temple Be El, David Wunibald Temple Sinai, Paul Brindza. Join us in honoring e outgoing Board of Directors at e Annual Meeting Monday, June 16, at 7:00 PM Dessert reception follows e installation of e incoming Board of Directors (See page 11)

5 5 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 We re marching on to Campaign Starting is summer you ll hear us talking a lot about e fact at We ve Got Your Back. What does is mean? Why does is speak to our Annual Campaign? We ve Got Your Back actually comes from e Jewish Concept of Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh B Zeh All Jews are Responsible One for e Oer. In oer words -We ve Got Each Oer s Backs. Campaign Capsules Sarah Barnett, Campaign Associate up-and-comer. Gardenswartz was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, but spent years cutting his comedy tee in e diverse rooms of Atlanta, Georgia. Noah now lives in Brooklyn, New York, and when he s not touring, he performs several nights a week in New York City, and co-hosts a monly show called Comedy Freaknik at The Creek and e Cave. More future Campaign 2015 dates to remember: As a local and worldwide community, we provide essential human services, outreach, education, and community building. Around e globe rough e JDC, we take care of our extended family providing food, cloing, medication, heat in e winter and home care visits in over 65 countries. Through JAFI we make sure at if you find yourself surrounded by potential danger or a failed economy you can make a move to Israel, for e potential of a better life. As a worldwide community we look after each oer, and one way we do at is rough our support of over 150 Jewish Federation Annual Campaigns including our own. Men: Save e Date for Full Court Press on Dec. 7 Women: Save e date for Power of e Purse on January 11 Young Adults: Save e date for Drink Globally on February 7 EVERYONE: Save e date for Super Sunday on February 8. Campaign 2015 Community Events Yes, we re rolling over anoer Campaign year so it s not too early to mark your calendars and join 2015 Campaign Chair Scott Stein and e entire Campaign Council for e following events: SAVE THE DATE for our Annual Campaign Community Kickoff on Saturday night, November 1 at e UJC. Don t miss our special guest, comedian Noah Gardenswartz! He s young, handsome, Jewish and funny! Wi e timing of a clock and e gracefulness of a swan, Noah Gardenswartz is a comedian at you should know about. Always relaxed on stage, he has a wide range of material and a unique perspective on life. His well-crafted mix of jokes, observations and personal stories are all full of e cleverly dry wit at have made him a nationally booked Lead Jew Leadership Development leaps ahead! Our Lead Jew leadership development group is gearing up for anoer year of activities. If you are a young adult and interested in playing a role in our Jewish community please contact sarah@ujcvp.org for more information.

6 6 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 The White Rose Each year at Yom Hashoah we commemorate e Holocaust wi a remembrance of The White Rose Society. This was e name of a small group of German teenagers and eir professors who fought against e Nazis. The White Rose Society published newsletters at spoke out against e Nazis and eir treatment of e Jewish people. This year donations were made to e Holocaust Memorial Fund by e following people to commemorate e White Rose Society. Sherri and Bill Becker Rhoda Beckman Evelyn Bibi Sherry Blaser Hortense Broadley Sherman Clevenson Suzanne Coleman Libby and Buddy David Beverly and Alan Diamonstein Hy Dress Wendy Drucker and Mike Piercy Margo Drucker Estelle Fineman Evelyn Gerstman Regina Gerstman Stan and Janet Glasofer Helaine Goldsman Mark, Alice & Elianna Goldstein Ru Gold-Williams Evelyn Goodman Barbara Hotchner Melissa and Dave Kashy Sandy and Milt Katz Bonnie Katzenberg Mara and Tsvi Katz-Hyman Jill and Mike Keech Bob and Meryl Kessler Geoffrey Kostiner Leonid Kotlyar Eel and Martin Krinick Janet Kruger Judy LeBolt Buddy and Betty Levin Michael & Cheryl Levine Mayer and Susan Levy Phillip Levy Guy and Robin Levy Carol Lewis Michele Linn Harvey and Doris Margulies Sondra Markoff Shoshana Marziano Rita and Daniel Meyerson Helen and Sid Mittelman Kenny and Robin Murov Helen Nachman Sonya and Bert Nachman Rhoda Nachman Anna Napier Marilyn Nataupsky Randy and Leslie Needham Robert and Marilyn Nochimson Norman and Bebe Petock Mark and Karen Pomeranz Shelly Portnoy Iris Porush Bonnie Reeves Celia Rinaldo Larry and Linda Roesen Joanne Roos Joan Rosenbaum Frances Roy Aviva and Phil Salasky Pat & Stanley Scher Sheila Schoenberg Jack and Barbara Seligman Jay and Helaine Shinske Wendy and Paul Brindza Shulman Bobbi Sue and Louis Silverman Barbara Smi Edi Spritzer Bennett Stein Sharon Stieffen Lucy and Mike Sukman Rhea Tannen Irving Weinstein Bobbie Wiesen Jayne Zilber Oer UJC Fund Donations PRESCHOOL FUND Jayne Zilber in memory of Judy Morewitz s faer. Jayne Zilber in memory of Joy Spigel s broer. Dorene and Mayer Sarfan in memory of Judy Morewitz s faer. Dorene and Mayer Sarfan wishing Buddy David a speedy recovery. Dorene and Mayer Sarfan in memory of Joy Spigel s broer. Carmela and Chris Kuhn in memory of Joy Spigel s broer. Carmela and Chris Kuhn wi best wishes to Buddy David for a complete recovery.

7 7 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Sarfan Early Childhood Center 5 K Race

8 8 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Rodef Sholom Temple Religious School Closing Ceremonies: June 1 at 10AM Shavuot Services: Wednesday and Thursday, June 4-5 at 9:30AM RST Annual Meeting: June 10 at 7PM Confirmation Class trip to NYC: June Social Action Used Book Sale: June 22, 23, 24 Golf Classic in memory of Martin Damsky: Sunday, June 29 at Kingsmill Visit our website for e Golf Registration & Sponsorship Form and oer useful information! Whealton Rd. Hampton VA

9 9 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Getting to Know You... Meet Neal Rosenbaum: Incoming UJC President He who occupies himself wi e affairs of e community is as one who studies Torah. Talmud Taking part in e life of e Jewish Community was never an option. Parents encourage eir children to participate and excel in many areas; scholastic, sports, drama, dance, but many do not feel e same passion for Jewish religious, social and community activities. My parents, Joan and Donald Rosenbaum, encouraged me to take part. One need only listen to my faer daven (pray and sing) in synagogue for a few moments to get hooked on e feeling. You could almost see e tunes reach up to e Eternal Light on top of e ark. He arrived early for Yom Kippur even ough e seats were reserved. When Rodef Sholom High Holiday services were nearing completion, we moved over to Ada Jeshurun where my moer's family attended. I loved bo services and we always stayed to e end. Every Shabbos morning was Jr. Congregation where Rabbi Finkle taught e Shabbat Shacharit and Musaf services to young boys and girls preparing for e B'nai and B'not Mitzvah. By e time of my Bar Mitzvah I knew every prayer wiout opening e book. Just like a good dancer knows every step of a routine, participation in a Minyan was second nature and, wi e training my parents, Rodef Sholom, Ada Jeshurun and e United Hebrew School provided, I could function in every synagogue in e world. The test came right away after sophomore year in high school. For 7 weeks we traveled on a bus around e US and Canada on USY (United Synagogue You) on Wheels. 'We davened ree services a day in temples large and small, at e rim of e Grand Canyon at sunrise, on an LA beach at sunset and by e side of a road on e outskirts of Las Vegas. Once a child masters e fundamentals of a skill, like tennis of golf, ey can play into old age. The same goes for literacy in e Jewish Community. Prior to senior year at Ferguson High School, my parents sent me to Israel for e first time to test all of my synagogue training during a 7 week USY Israeli Pilgrimage. Based in Jerusalem, our group attended a different Shabbat service every week; Turkish, Yemenite, Chasidic, Moroccan. The tunes were as different as eir pronunciation of Hebrew, but sure enough, I could follow e services and felt at home 6,000 miles away. How does one feel at home wi complete strangers from different countries? My guess is at all of our grandmoers and grandfaers came from e same places, shared e same values and all wanted eir children to become educated, learn a work skill and enjoy a better and easier life an ey had. By e time I was in college, my moer had been president of just about every Jewish women's organization, including Rodef Sholom Sisterhood. My faer holds e record as e longest serving vice president of Rodef Sholom Temple, perennial UJA Campaign Chair of Hampton, when Hampton and Newport News ran separate fund-raising campaigns. Under e well tested eory at e apple does not fall far from e tree is it surprising at I became a synagogue board member in my 20's, a synagogue president, a UJC vice president and UJC annual campaign chair in my 30's and now have e greatest opportunity to serve as president of our UJC? Our tradition teaches at if you are planting a tree and e Messiah arrives, you should first complete e planting of a tree and en go to greet e Messiah. Likewise, planting Jewish seeds wi our children produces sweet, ripe fruit and is lifetime Jewish Agricultural Experiment certainly qualifies me to become a top community banana for e next two years.

10 10 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Annual Meeting Award Presentations Beskin Memorial Scholarship Award Established in 1959 in memory of a beloved and outstanding humanitarian and leader, e Theodore H. and Eser Beskin Memorial Scholarship Award is given annually to a wory local Jewish senior high school student. The recipient(s) is selected on e basis of outstanding achievement and diligence in academic, personal and community endeavors. This year e United Jewish Community is pleased to present e Beskin Award to Clare Levy daughter of Guy and Robin Levy, members of Rodef Sholom Temple and Morgan Jacobs son of Norman and Paige Jacobs, members of Temple Be El. Clare Levy states at as a Sunday school teacher at Rodef Sholom she tries to give her students e same inspiration and passion her teachers gave her when she was growing up in is community. She sees e potential for her students to love Judaism e way she does. She feels strongly in possessing e qualities of leader she is able to lead in bo e Jewish and non-jewish communities. We as a community actually have Clare to ank for Trader Joe s additional orders of challah on Thursday and Friday once she explained e need to her supervisor when she worked ere. Clare is an outstanding young woman and highly qualified to receive is award. She has a 4.10 grade point nd average and is ranked 22 in a class of 373 at Menchville High School. Her letters of recommendation rave about her responsible nature and professional behavior. She steps up to e plate and goes beyond what is expected. National Honor Society, Sunday school teacher, Camp Chaverim counselor, volunteer for HELP week at Rodef Sholom, Menchville High Band member, school newspaper, Spanish Honor Society and e Drama Club. Clare also attended BBYO Panim Institute. Clare will attend Virginia Tech in e fall and we wish her much luck in e future. Morgan Jacobs feels at his experience traveling e United States opened his eyes to e world around him. He states, This was not only wonderful in e sense of seeing landmarks and seeing amazing parts of our country but also very insightful and eye opening for me to see how oer people lived around e country. He was affected by e vast difference seeing mansions of e rich alongside e poor and homeless areas. After traveling to Israel is summer wi e UJC he felt once again when witnessing e amazingly diverse country of Israel. Morgan is a very successful young man and also very qualified to receive is award. He has a 3.74 Grade Point Average and is ranked 40 in a class of 247 at Warhill High School. Bright, dynamic, dedicated to community and peers, ambitious, motivated and having a good sense of himself are just some of e words used in his glowing letters of recommendation. He is very involved wi music at school and in e community. High School Band (marching, concert, jazz and pit), BBYO, National Honor Society, National Social Studies Honor Society, Panim Institute, Hebrew School Tutor, Williamsburg You Orchestra. Morgan will be attending UNC Charlotte in e fall. We wish him e best of luck at school and in e future. Congratulations to Clare and Morgan whose excellence gives em e opportunity to join an impressive list of recipients of e Theodore H. and Eser Beskin Memorial Scholarship. Prepare your mind to receive e best at life has to offer. ~~ Ernest Holmes

11 11 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Emmanuel Greenspon Young Leadership Award This year s Emmanuel Greenspon Young Leadership Award will be presented to Jennifer Meyers at our UJCVP Annual Meeting on June 16. After moving to e Virginia Peninsula nine and a half years ago, Jennifer jumped right into community life as bo a synagogue member and UJCVP employee. Jenn has been a congregational leader bo at Temple Sinai and Emet v Or. She is and has been tireless in her efforts to create strong congregational and spiritual life. Over e years Jenn has held a pleora of volunteer jobs at her congregations including Tot Shabbat coordinator, membership chair, Sisterhood book club chair, ritual committee member, PORT cooking volunteer, and social action chair. In addition, she is simply known to be an overall worker bee whenever a need arises. As e UJCVP Education Assistant, Jenn has considered her job to be much more an at of an administrative assistant and has taken e lead on many outreach activities including Public Space Judaism. She has been an excellent Jewish communal gate keeper representing e entire community as she is often e first point of contact for many community members, especially young adults and young families. Wheer she meets someone at her synagogue, at e UJC, at a public space event, or at her local gym, Jenn always makes sure at people are introduced and invited to e right programs, and are included on all appropriate outreach and community lists. Not only does Jenn attend most community programs wheer as a professional or participant, she always encourages oer to join her; a tireless cheerleader for what we do. In her professional life, Jenn is rarely content to accept a a program wi less an a stellar outcome. Instead of dropping an unsuccessful program Jenn is more likely to evaluate, reink and retool. Giving up is not an option. Jenn goes above and beyond in her enusiasm and commitment. As if ere were actually time left over between work and synagogue, Jenn is currently Ella s girl scout troop treasurer, PTA directory chair, and serves on her neighborhood communications committee. Perhaps her most important role as young Jewish Leader is her commitment to provide an observant Jewish home for her family and e example she and her husband Dave set for eir young daughters Ella and Erin. Annual Meeting Agenda The installation of Neal Rosenbaum as president and e officers and Board of Directors will take place during e Annual Meeting on Monday, June 16 at 7:00 PM. Barbara Rosenbaum, Chairman of e Nominating Committee will present e following names to be elected and installed for a two year term during e meeting. Executive Committee Neal Rosenbaum - President Jody Sarfan - President Elect Jenny David - VP - Finance & Administration Judie Kavit - VP - JCC Affairs Mike Eisenberg - VP - Education Kelli Caplan - Secretary Steve Marks - Treasurer Scott Stein - Campaign Council Guy Levy - Immediate Past President Sherri Becker Yan Byalik Lisa Carroll Lisa Finneran Chip Goldstein Mark Goldstein Melissa Kashy Mara Katz-Hyman Directors at Large Marley Keefer Geoffrey Kostiner Barbara Rosenbaum Ru Sacks Be Scharlop Alex Stern Greg Stern Roseann Stupar Lois Ullman Appointed Members of e Board of Directors Community Relations Council Chair, Richard Gordon Endowment Fund Chairman, Libby David Ada Jeshurun Synagogue, Chris Kuhn Rodef Sholom Temple, Josh David Temple Be El, David Wunibald Temple Sinai, Paul Brindza

12 12 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Temple Sinai Warwick Blvd. Newport News, VA Services are held every Friday at 7:30 p.m. On May 30, our religious school students will lead e service. Come see what our students have learned is year. Services roughout June will be lay-led. The service June 13 will feature cantor Jonaan Rasam. Rabbi Severine Sokol is scheduled to assume her new duties at Temple Sinai July 4. The congregation will formally welcome her and her family wi a community dinner on July 11. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. More information will follow. The next Broerhood breakfast will be held Sunday, June 22 at 10 a.m. The guest speaker will be Elliot Gruber, e new president of e Mariners Museum. Wi museums facing more competition for entertainment and educational dollars, Gruber will speak about new initiatives to make e museum more family friendly and more relevant in a competitive market. Cost is $6 for non-members. This is e last Broerhood Breakfast so come for great food and an interesting program. Temple Sinai Sisterhood has scheduled a progressive dinner for June 7, starting at 6 p.m.. We are asking anyone who is interested in attending to contact Irene Jacobson at ijacobson@cox,net or contact e Temple, so we can determine how many houses we will need. The cost will be $25 per person. There is no charge for ose hosting a course. For more information, check e Temple Sinai website or call e Temple. This will be a great way to wrap up a successful year at Temple Sinai. Sisterhood is also planning a trip to e Portsmou Jewish Museum July 20. Keep up wi all e news from your Temple at or on our Facebook page. JCC Seniors/Grand Club Programs Don t forget to come to e JCC for lunch on Tuesdays. If you are over 60 and looking for a good place to have lunch and meet oer seniors, come join us at e JCC. Begin e morning wi bingo followed by lunch for $2.50 wi transportation provided by reservation in e UJC bus. Call e JCC at to make your reservations. MahJongg tables will be set up for groups when requested. June Programs June 3 Bingo/Mah Jong June 10 Bingo/ Mah Jong and Blood Pressure Checks June 17 Bingo/ Mah Jong June 24 Bingo/ Mah Jong Dates to look forward to: September 16 Open House October 7 Flu Shots Thank you...jill Barnes Special anks to Grafton Middle School teacher Jill Barnes for not only participating wi her 7 grade students in e Holocaust Writing Competition but for also encouraging em to create masks at revealed eir feelings about e Holocaust eme. The masks wi explanations written by e students were displayed at e Yom Hashoah program. Several of e masks were donated to e UJC and will be on display soon.

13 13 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Temple Be El of Williamsburg 600 Jamestown Road Williamsburg, VA Shavuot at TBE Temple Be El will have two celebrations of Shavuot, commemorating e (first) giving of e Torah to Moses and e Israelites at Mt. Sinai. We'll begin wi a Tikkun Leyl Shavuot study session starting at 7:30pm on Erev Shavuot, Tuesday, June 3. Three or four members of our community will each lead a minute study session about a particular text, one of which will be e Book of Ru. We ask at anyone coming to e Tikkun to please bring someing dairy for e studyers to snack on - traditional Shavuot foods include blintzes, cheesecake, and ice cream. Our second Shavuot observance will take place on Friday night, June 6, during Shabbat services. We'll have a shortened service at night, after which we unroll e entire Torah scroll around e perimeter of our sanctuary and social hall. Those present can literally be surrounded by Torah, taking a tour of e important points on e way from Genesis to Deuteronomy. Services will start at 7 pm at night instead of our regular 7:30 start time, to make it easier for younger members to participate. We'll also have a dairy Oneg at night - our Ritual Committee will provide some of e food, but everyone attending is invited to also bring a dairy snack or dessert item. Save ese Dates Shabbat Kulanu Please join us for services at 6:30 p.m. wi pizza following e family-friendly Shabbat Ku-lanu service on Friday, June 20. Finn Hulse s Bar Mitzvah Saturday, June 14 at 9:30 a.m. Finn will also lead services on Friday, June 13. Shabbat Service Honoring High School Seniors Temple Be El would like to honor all of our members who are graduating from high school is year at a special Shabbat service on Friday, June 27. The graduates will receive a blessing in honor of e occasion. The United Jewish Community wishes to congratulate e following student and family on his Bar Mitzvah June 14, 2014 Finn Hulse, son of Rebecca Green & Brian Hulse at Temple Be El of Williamsburg UJC Hebrew School Graduation This year we say goodbye to some of our students who are graduating and moving on to study for e Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Alough it is always hard to say farewell, it is also important to congratulate our students and eir families. Mazel Tov to our very accomplished Hebrew School Students: Reilly David Dahvi Hochman Jordan Phillips. You have all been terrific students and will be greatly missed. Carmela Malkin Kuhn UJC Education Director

14 14 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 CONGREGATION EMET V OR emetvor.org 757/ Shabbat Services - 7:00PM, at e UJCC, at eir new address Middle Ground Blvd., use e new entrance off Nettles Rd. JUNE EVENTS Shavuot & Confirmation 6/3 Havdalah en mini golf 6/7 Lay Leader Class wi Rabbi 6/8, 6/22 Services wi Rabbi Gurdin 6/13 Shabbat in e Park 6/20 Services wi Rabbi Gurdin 6/27 Contact office@emetvor.org for more information Shavuot & Confirmation At 7PM, e graduating class will stand in front of e ark just as e Israelites once stood at Mount Sinai. Havdalah at CEVO, at 6PM, en mini golf Putt follows at Play a Round of Golf and Games located in e Warwick Village Shopping Center in Newport News. All are welcome! How to lead services classes: Rabbi Gurdin will teach is 5 hour class on how to lead lay led services. Contact Rita at fsucalum@cox.net for more information. Friday night services wi Rabbi Gurdin: June 13 and June 27 at 7PM. Shabbat in e Park 6PM led by Dr. Jonaan Rasam. First we will eat en pray. Please bring a side to share. Hamburgers and hotdogs and veggie burgers will be provided. Fitness: The weaer is warm; it is time to walk or run wi CEVO running group. Our Facebook page is updated wi great up to e minute information! Congregation Emet V Or.

15 15 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series at e JCC June 19 Join us for an interesting and informative lecture and lunch at 12 Noon at e JCC. State Delegate David Yancey will share his moer s story of her escape from e Holocaust as a Jew and her later conversion. RSVP to $10 per person for lunch Don t Forget e Homeless Do you have e soaps, shampoos, and oer toiletries at are in your hotel rooms when you travel? People in homeless shelters, centers for abused women and oer havens for e less fortunate can always use ese items. Please bring em by e JCC when you can and ey will be distributed to persons in need. If you have any questions, please get in touch wi Stan Glasofer at or glasofer@verizon.net.

16 16 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Happenings at e Pool Pool Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Noon- 6pm Tuesday, Thursday: Noon- 8pm Saturday: 1-6pm Sunday: 11-7pm June 22 Grill Day 12-2 July 4 - Annual cookout and pool party 12-3pm July 9 Family Pizza Dinner at e pool 5-6 July 13 Grill Day 12-2 July 27 - Grill day wi e Israeli counselors at e pool 12-2 rd July 23 Ice Cream pool party 7-8 (bring a dairy dinner, we provide dessert) August 14 - Second Annual Back to School Bash 7 to 10 August 20 - Hump Day Wine and Cheese at e pool 5-6 August 31 - Grill Day and End of Season Party Camp Chaverim welcomes our 2014 Israel Shlichim Carmela Malkin-Kuhn, Education/Camp Director We are delighted to welcome our new Israeli counselors to Camp Chaverim is year. Alon Lihod is 21 years old residing in Beit Arye, Israel. Those who know him describe him as optimistic, attentive and responsible. Hadar Cohen is 23 years old residing in Ra anana Israel. Hadar is described as friendly, energetic and enjoys meeting new people and visiting new places. We hope you will come to e J and meet ese two wonderful counselors who will be spending e summer wi our campers. Alon and Hadar are looking forward to being wi us at Camp Chaverim. This will be eir first trip to e United States. Host families for our two guests are still needed in August. If you are interested in hosting Hadar and/or Alon st August 1-8 or August 8-15 please call Jenn Meyers at or by to jennifer@ujcvp.org Camp Open House: nd Sunday, June AM at e JCC Picnic Tables Come meet our counselors and ask your questions about Camp

17 17 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 News from e Sarfan Early Childhood Center Preschool Dates: June 4 & 5 Shavuot Holiday no school or daycare June 13-11AM Last Day of Preschool and PreK Graduation Followed by a Parent and Child BBQ and Pool Party at 12 Noon June 20 Red Cross Pediatric & Adult CPR AED and First Aid Training Last Babies and Bagels Playgroup for e school year for children under age 2 Wednesday, June 18, 1:00 PM at e pool Adult and infant/toddler; wear your baing suits and have some splish splash fun. Swim diapers are required for all non-potty trained infants and children. Make your reservation by June 16. Call Jennifer at or Jennifer@ujcvp.org Preschool Graduates Leonard Bueltmann-Prok Isla Burns Sammie Gaskell Kamea Henderson Sasha Johnson Thomas Knapp Jacob Levin Lila Link Benjamin Mastros Merryn Mayer Erin Meyers Olivia Rich Meya Thacker Good Luck in Kindergarten Sarfan Infant Toddler Center Construction continues smooly targeting a Back to School opening. Picture taken from Preschool building portico.

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19 19 News of e Peninsula Jewish Community June 2014/5774 Announcing e Calendar of Chai Lights We are delighted to announce e Chai Lights calendar - a sixteen mon community calendar and guide. This publication will highlight programs and services available rough e UJC/JCC and important dates for e Jewish community, such as Jewish and secular holidays. Finally, e calendar will be designed to provide information about all of our community institutions/agencies, us becoming a guide to e entire community. We hope at you will support is publication rough your purchase of an ad which will advertise your business or you can choose to do a personal or New Year Greeting. Your message and business information will en be easily available for sixteen mons to ose who receive e calendar. We anticipate having e publication ready for distribution to our entire mailing list of 1100 Jewish households in September We will also provide copies to ose new people who have moved to e Peninsula recently. Profit from e project will be used to support education programming at e JCC over e next year. Advertising fee structure is as follows: Full page... $750 1/2 page... $500 1/4 page... $250 1/8 page (Business card size) $100 New Year Greeting - 1/16 page $50 (Name & short greeting - ie Happy New Year & name) Please return e form below to us by Monday, July 7. You can your ad in jpeg or PDF format to unitedjc@ujcvp.org. or send us your copy and we will develop e ad. If you have any questions, please call Linda Molin at e UJC office, or by at unitedjc@ujcvp.org. We hope we will be able to rely upon your support for is project which will benefit advertisers and e entire Jewish community. Date Name of Individual/Company Address City/Town Zip Contact Person Phone # We wish to advertise in e 2014/2016 Chai Lights Calendar and Program Guide for e United Jewish Community. Full page - $750 (@ 7.5"h x 10"w) 1/2 page - $500 (@ 7.5"h x 5"w) 1/4 page - $250 (@ 3.5"h x 5"w) 1/8 page- $100 - (@ 2" h x 3-1/2"w - business card) *Sizes of ads are approximate Enclosed is payment in e amount of $ Please bill me at e address above

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